In Pietermaritzburg, hundreds of Muslims gathered outside the city, on the Table Mountain Road, to pray for rain. Speaking to the faithful, on Saturday the 7th November, Moulana Ahmed Akoo, in his talk urged and appealed to the congregation to engage in self-reflection. He said: “look into your actions and deeds and see what is causing Almighty to become upset with us and withhold the rain.” Moulana Abdur Rasheed Goga who led the prayers for rain pleaded to The Almighty to forgive our sins and short comings and bless us with beneficial rain.

As Muslims we believe when society’s habits and practices becomes evil and moral decay sets in, Almighty withholds the rains. Therefore, Muslim scholars around the country are asking the faithful to repent and pray to Almighty for beneficial rain.